The state of California is expanding access birth control. Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2348 into law on September 22nd, granting registered nurses, certified nurse-midwives and physicians' assistants the power to dispense birth control, easing access for those who want to obtain the pill.

Brown signed the bill Saturday morning at Planned Parenthood's Los Angeles headquarters in South Los Angeles and cast the event as a reaffirmation of "every woman's basic constitutional rights."

Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards applauded the new law and in a news release said that "by enacting this bill, California is, once again, setting an example of national leadership at a critical time when access to health care is under attack."

The move is expected to create shorter lines and wait periods at reproductive health clinics.

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The state of California is expanding access birth control. Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2348 into law on September 22nd, granting registered nurses, certified nurse-midwives and physicians' assistants the power to dispense birth control, easing access for those who want to obtain the pill.

Brown signed the bill Saturday morning at Planned Parenthood's Los Angeles headquarters in South Los Angeles and cast the event as a reaffirmation of "every woman's basic constitutional rights."

Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards applauded the new law and in a news release said that "by enacting this bill, California is, once again, setting an example of national leadership at a critical time when access to health care is under attack."

The move is expected to create shorter lines and wait periods at reproductive health clinics.

This piece was reprinted by Truthout with permission or license. It may not be reproduced in any form without permission or license from the source.